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# MSSQLSERVER_12306
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## Details  
  
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|Product Name|SQL Server|  
|Event ID|12306|  
|Event Source|MSSQLSERVER|  
|Component|SQLEngine|  
|Symbolic Name|HK_UNSUPPORTED_CURSOR|  
|Message Text|Cursors are not supported with '*construct*'.|  
  
## User Action  
Do not use cursors.  
  
## See Also  
[In-Memory OLTP (In-Memory Optimization)](~/relational-databases/in-memory-oltp/in-memory-oltp-in-memory-optimization.md)